Treating Speech Movement Hypokinesia in Parkinson's Disease: Does Movement Size Matter?

Conclusions This study demonstrated that using an augmented visual feedback approach is beneficial, beyond a verbal cue alone, in addressing articulatory hypokinesia in individuals with PD. An optimal degree of articulatory expansion might, however, be required to elicit a speech intelligibility benefit.
Source: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research - Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research